LED Landscape Lighting

[frankush]

If it was me, I'd buy the well light you linked AND I'd buy a cheaper half moon fixture as well. Try them both and make your decision. I have a feeling they won't go to waste considering how much landscape lighting you've already installed. If the half moon collects water drill a 3/16" weep hole on the downside. It will keep the fixture dry enough. Anything in the ground is another story. Good luck with it and keep us posted with the results.

 

[Gigem]

Not to hijack the post, but does anyone recognize this brand of light? I have a bunch, came with the house. Need some parts...

 

[Showkey]

Agree the temperature/color is absolutely critical .........with no compromise. 5000-6000k rarely work for outdoor lighting.

Try Voltlighting.com many pros use them but they are very DIY friendly. Most of the stuff is solid brass and lifetime on bulbs. Their power supply are stainless.

 

[penright]

I tired these lights. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07X1WPDWT/?tag=atomicindus08-20
They were not bad, just not happy.

I wondering what it would look like if I made a 6" half circle of mulch up against the fence, broader with some plastic broader. Just big enough to weed eat around it.

 

[penright]

Been playing around and have kind of settled on these. The fence lights are 500 lumens and the trees are 100 lumens. I tried the 500 on the trees and they are too bright. The 100 were laying around from a different project and they are better. When the trees get bigger, might need to step them up just a tad. I have not buried any wire yet, still making sure this is what I want. The fence lights are on 15' centers, with the first one 7 1/2 feet in. It kind of hard to see in the picture, so I am including the daylights ones again.

 

[Ralf11]

for my fence, I tacked the wire on the opposite side - easier than burying it

 

[penright]

for my fence, I tacked the wire on the opposite side - easier than burying it

I would have done that and hide it along the top horizontal wood and did some sort of downlight.
But someday there will be a neighbor back there.
So I went with uplighting and plan on putting a little semicircle of mulch around them to make mowing easier.

 

[MX15]

Take a look at these guys. Same supplier that was quoted to me by a lighting contractor.

Factory Direct Landscape Lighting | VOLT® Lighting

Shop VOLT® for easy-to-install landscape lighting fixtures, low voltage transformers and LED outdoor light bulbs with lifetime warranties and fast shipping.

www.voltlighting.com

 

[Higgins]

If you're trying to do allot and are not on a Kichler budget, try VOLT lighting. I have NOT installed these, but I had a client who I built a house for install these and he is indifferent on his opinion of these. Just thought I'd put it out there as another choice

http://www.landscapelightingworld.com

We used a lot of the Volt products at our last house and were very satisfied with there products. Will be purchasing more of there products at the new place, once we get to that stage in the construction!

 

[D45]

Well eight years later, I'm bumping this up

I can't get any lights to turn on or power up

The outlet has power to the transformer

 

[penright]

I can't get any lights to turn on or power up

The golden rule of troubleshooting is divide and conquer.
Need a little more info about the system and what tools you have.
Do you have a multimeter? Without one your troubleshooting is limited.

The outlet has power to the transformer

Can you turn the transformer on manually?
Do you have low-voltage power from the transformer?

 

[pbon]

Power out of transformer? Timer switch somewhere? Animal or plant damaged wire?

 

[rburke65]

I did this a year ago with Kichler fixtures and equipment.. love it

 

[D45]

I will check some things this weekend

I do have a dial style timer inside the transformer

 

[penright]

@D45 If you have a multimeter there should be 12v or 24v at the terminals. There should be a manual switch to force it on.
If you don't have a multimeter, then it is a little more tricky. I would take a light and try to wire it up right on the transformer.
If it lights then you know you have a break in the wire between the transform and the first light. I am assuming the first light did not light up since you said they were all out. If a light directly on the transformer does not light, you could have a bad transformer or a bad light. That is why a multimeter is really helpful. You can buy a cheap one at Harbor Freight or online. All you need is something to make sure you have power going out.

 

[Barnabas]

Sometimes the transformer goes bad.
I recently replaced my transformer as it was packed with ants.
I bought a new transformer from Volt Lighting that does not have any vents on the side.
Happy lights.

 

[Blueshound_GJ]

The golden rule of troubleshooting is divide and conquer.
Need a little more info about the system and what tools you have.
Do you have a multimeter? Without one your troubleshooting is limited.


Can you turn the transformer on manually?
Do you have low-voltage power from the transformer?

I agree with this approach. My wiring had a short circuit and the power switch wouldn't stay on, it kept tripping. It's a combination switch/breaker. I found and fixed the short and all has been good. I used Volt transformers and lights (all dark sky compliant), they seem excellent so far.

 

[D45]

I forgot to update this

Some of the buried wiring was chewed on and I think was shorting out the system?

I replaced 2 light fixtures and ran new wiring.......everything works and functions fine again